Block, SkipCaptcha, Upload, Automoderated users, edit, Moderators, protect
28,048
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 29:
Line 29: + + + + +
no edit summary
On December 18, 2023 the Biden White House announced [[Operation Prosperity Guardian]] to counter Houthi attacks on international shipping in the [[Red Sea]].
On December 18, 2023 the Biden White House announced [[Operation Prosperity Guardian]] to counter Houthi attacks on international shipping in the [[Red Sea]].
It has been reported that "Iranian spy ship helps Houthis direct attacks on Red Sea vessels."<ref>Benoit Faucon and Dov Lieber, [https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iranian-spy-ship-helps-houthis-direct-attacks-on-red-sea-vessels-d6f7fd40 Iranian Spy Ship Helps Houthis Direct Attacks on Red Sea Vessels], ''WSJ'', Dec. 22, 2023.<blockquote><small>
Assistance raises pressure on Israel and the U.S. to take action against the Yemen-based rebels.
Iran’s paramilitary forces are providing real-time intelligence to Yemen’s Houthis that the rebels are using to direct drones and missiles to target ships passing through the Red Sea, Western and regional security officials said.
Tracking information gathered by a surveillance vessel controlled by Iran’s paramilitary forces in the Red Sea is passed to the Houthis, who have used it to attack commercial vessels passing through the Bab el-Mandeb strait in recent days, according to the officials.</small></blockquote></ref>
==Iran's global strategy==
==Iran's global strategy==